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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Riley #69 - Huntington Park, CA - Two Baptisms!

May 26, 2014

Hi,

Congratulations to Catherine! He sounds like a pretty awesome guy. And
good job to Jake - on the papers and the run. Where are you in your
schooling? What are your plans for that again? It is still weird to
think Mollie will be back soon.

It was a little slow for finding this week, but we have met some people
we can follow up with.

On the plus side, we had two of our investigators
baptized yesterday. One of them is the husband of a formerly Less
Active member.

Church Stained Glass Window

He was totally against even coming to church a couple
months ago, kind of having the whole "cult" mentality. His wife, then
fiancee, persuaded him to try it out and he really loved it. They are now married and then yesterday he was baptized. They are aiming for a temple
marriage in a year's time. They are very friendly and a great new
family.

The other one was a 16 year old boy. He first met missionaries a
year ago when they were teaching his older brother, Brian. He met with
them sporadically over the next few months with the last visit in March
of this year before we met him.

His brother, Brian, had met with
missionaries a lot so we went over to see him. When we got there, he
came out and to talk with us.

He had just started praying again a couple
days before and was surprised that we showed up after a couple months
right when he had started to pray again.

As we talked with him more, he
told us in March that he had committed the missionaries to be baptized
that May. The day we visited him was May 1st and he was just baptized
yesterday May 25.

He is awesome and it sounds like he wants to leave on a
mission next year. He is the only active-priest aged young man in the
ward. Fortunately, the Spanish and English wards combine for the youth,
so he isn't alone in class.

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About Mollie

Mollie is a 21 year old, BYU student from Alpine, Utah who is currently serving in the Chile, South Concepcion Mission.
Before leaving on her mission, she studied and worked a lot.
When she had time, she worked fixing up a garden in remembrance of her Mema, cooked, sewed quilts and stuff, painted, played piano and organ, canned, and kept very busy - always looking for a new experience or challenge to tackle.
Having lived in South Florida and in Cupertino, California, Mollie has a love of languages and different cultures.
She is very excited to be learning Spanish and to serve with the Chilean people.

What We Believe

We are all spiritual children of a loving Heavenly Father who sent us to this earth to learn and grow in a mortal state. As Mormons, we are followers of Jesus Christ. We live our lives to serve Him and teach of His eternal plan for each of us.
Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world and the Son of God. He is our Redeemer. The Holy Bible teaches us that Jesus Christ's mother was Mary, His father on earth was Joseph, that He was born in Bethlehem and raised in Nazareth, and labored with Joseph as a carpenter. When he turned 30, He began a three-year ministry of teaching, blessing, and healing the people. Jesus suffered and was crucified for the sins of the world, giving each of God’s children the gift of repentance and forgiveness. Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and He will be our Lord forever.

About Riley

Riley is a 19 year old, BYU student who spends a lot of time studying and working. When he has free time, he enjoys hiking.
Riley took Tae Kwan Do, Jujitsu, and Kendo for several years. He loves the Asian culture and is very excited to learn Mandarin and to serve the Asian people.
He believes he was called to serve in Los Angeles, because when he lived in California, he always wanted to go there (even begged at times). He especially was interested in some of the areas he will serve - Hollywood, Beverly Hills,and the Santa Monica beach area.
He always has wanted to go on a mission and looks forward to the challenges and successes he will find.